Public safety wasn't threatened, officials say

9:19 PM,
Oct. 19, 2013

New York City water treatment plant on Columbus Avenue in Vahalla.

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A water treatment plant near the Kensico Dam in Valhalla is back in service 24 hours after a chlorine solution leak forced its closure and mobilized plumbers and electricians for repairs Saturday, officials said.

The cause of the leak remains unknown, although officials have narrowed the failure to one section of a pipe in "Shaft 18" that broke, said Adam Bosch, a spokesman for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, which operates the plant.

Chlorination operations resumed shortly before 5 p.m. after crews spent much of the day replacing equipment, including the ...